Dining On The Rocks

There were ants crawling along the wall. Don't believe me? Here's proof - The wall art leads to the entrance of On the Rocks at Sheraton Park Hotel. The lower level of OTR reminds me of a library. The bar counter dominates the ground floor, vertical shelves rise up to the next level. It's not books on the shelves but bottles of wine and other fine spirits, complete with a ladder to access...

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Parsley and garlic rolls

Old wine in a new bottle and all that - some bread recipes are so simple and uncomplicated. When I have one of those last minute orders, this is the recipe I use. If the filling sounds familiar, it's only because it's similar to the one that's used in garlic bread- you know - slices from a baguette that are spread with garlicky butter and finished off under a grill, or whichever way you make garlic...

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Currying flavours at the Taste of Britain Fest, Hyatt Regency Chennai

An eew!! moment...did you know teeth hold many secrets. For instance, did you know that 4000 years ago, people in the Indus valley ate curry? It appears that traces of cooked ginger and turmeric mixed with starch grains have been found on human teeth dating from that age...eew!! But interesting, right? Essentially a dish from South Asia, a curry dish has curry paste or powder as its base....

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At the Quiche, Pies and Tarts Too workshop

Tender, crumbly, buttery... There's been a lot of pastry work going on in my kitchen this past week. Shortcrust is one of my favourite kinds of pastry, lots of quiches and pies and tarts have been the result. Like these... Spinach and paneer quiche Chicken and mushroom pie Tandoori chicken tart Lemon tart slices By then, the ladies felt quite confident and went on to make...

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